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Digestive System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organ pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?

a)

Stomach

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Esophagus

2.
What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Liver
3.
Where does most digestion occur?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary gland
c)
Small intestine
4.
What absorbs water and minerals and holds waste?
a)
Large Intestine (Colon)
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Gall Bladder
5.
Mouth to stomach to intestines.  What system helps the digestive system move food until it becomes waste?
a)
circulatory
b)
immune
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
6.

Digestion begins in the ______.

a)

intestines

b)

mouth

c)

stomach

d)

throat

7.
Predict the next digestive system organ in the following sequence: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, ______
a)
liver
b)
kidneys
c)
small intestines
d)
large intestines
8.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
9.
What are the main parts of the digestive system 
a)
stomach, small and large intestine
b)
mouth,stomach,esophagus,large and small intestine, and rectum
c)
stomach, lungs, trachea, rectum
d)
large and small intestine, trachea, stomach, mouth
10.
What does the mouth do?
a)
Break down the food to make it easier to swallow
b)
Slows down jaws
c)
Nothing
d)
Neither
11.
What is the definition for digestion?
a)
Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
b)
Getting rid of waste products
c)
Getting food into our bodies
d)
Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
12.
Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
13.
Number 2 is pointing to the ...
a)
Esophagus
b)
Rectum
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Stomach
14.

Number 5 is pointing to which organ of the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Rectum

15.

Number 9 is pointing to which organ of the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Large Intestine

d)

Rectum

16.

Number 6 is pointing to which organ of the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Rectum

17.
What does stomach acid do?
a)
Chemically digests food in the mouth.
b)
Chemically digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
18.

What grains contain the gluten protein?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rye

c)

Barley

d)

All of the above

e)

Non of the above

19.

What is the proper treatment for Celiac Disease

a)

Eat more gluten

b)

Eat less gluten

c)

Eat no gluten

d)

There is no treatment for Celiac Disease

20.

What is diabetes?

a)

When there is not enough sugar in the blood.

b)

When you always have a fever.

c)

When there is too much sugar in the blood.

d)

When you need more sleep.

21.

A symptom of diabetes is...

a)

sneezing and coughing

b)

being thirsty, tired, hungry and bad vision

c)

a high fever

d)

headache and stomachache

22.

You can prevent (stop) type 2 diabetes.

a)

True

b)

False

23.
What is low blood sugar called?
a)
Hypoglycemia
b)
Hyperglycemia
24.
What is high blood pressure called?
a)
Hyperglycemia
b)
Hypoglycemia
25.
What is one activity you can do to help prevent diabetes?
a)
drink coke
b)
eat lots of candy
c)
exercise
26.
Which gland controls blood sugar levels?
a)
Ovaries
b)
Lungs
c)
Pancreas
d)
Pituitary
27.
People who have a poor diet are more likely to have which type of Diabetes? 
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
28.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
29.
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ______ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
a)
Small intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Esophagus
d)
Large intestine
30.
Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion

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